I love pompoms. When I was a kid, I anthropomorphized them, as-is — no eyes or anything added, just the little fluffy ball was cute enough for me to treat it as a tiny, tribble-like pet. Although I enjoy having a big bowl of pompoms around so I can play with them as I please, it turns out you can also utilize them for crafts! It's true. Here are the 10 best ideas I found on the web.

​Asia over at Fun at Home with Kids is the queen of slime, and I say that with complete reverence and respect. She figured out how to incorporate pompoms into one of her concoctions, which is something I'd never think to try. Just look at the results! So cool.

This next idea is perfect for little kids who'd rather be moving than sitting quietly and crafting: Indoor pompom hockey! Learning 4 Kids gives instructions for making the scoop-like sticks. There are several ways to play, from a free-for-all "get as many pompoms in your square as you can" competition, to a slower fine-motor activity of separating the poms by color.

This pompom craft is also a recycling project! Crafty Morning gives us the how-to deets, which include the painting and glitter-ing of pop can tabs. Simple, colorful, sweet.

Have you ever tried painting with pompoms? Polly at Thriving Home has. Just clip a clothespin to one as a handle, then dab it into a puddle of paint. Kids can use it as a stamp to make polka dots, or swipe it onto the paper like a sponge brush. Pompom brushes work well with stencils, too.

I know it feels too early to think of Christmas, so just think of these teeny ice-cream-cone ornaments as anytime charms you can hang from a lampshade or a window latch or even a little nail in the wall. (These are all places I have little thingies like this one hanging. Don't judge me.) I've seen other pompom cones, but Lines Across's are the nicest.

We're entering major cuteness territory here, so get ready. First, meet this happy, wistful (?) snowman from Silly Old Suitcase, a blog from the Netherlands. I find his wide smile very charming. Maartje used hot glue to build hers, but regular ol' tacky should work just fine.

Next, a little bee! Vellum paper makes for nicely translucent wings. This is actually part of a larger project, a beehive pinata, at Country Living.

And the third in the Trio of Cute, a fuzzy little spider. This is the antithesis of the spooky, long-legged Halloween spider I posted not long ago. Inna from InCreations gives instructions for making him, along with other pom-based insects.

​Projects that both adults and kids and everywhere in between can do, and enjoy, are the magical unicorns of the craft world. This tree from Play Trains is one of them. This green summer tree is just one of a series of seasonal trees you can find on Play Trains, including spooky, pompom-free Halloween trunks.